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Roger Ehrenberg

Roger is an active early-stage investor, having seeded or invested in over 20 companies in asset management, financial technology and digital media since 2004. Prior to his venture days Roger spent 18 years on Wall Street in M&A, Derivatives and proprietary trading.

Throughout his career he has held numerous executive positions, including:

President and CEO of DB Advisors LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG. His 130-person team managed over $6 billion in capital through a twenty-strategy hedge fund platform with offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.

Managing Director and Co-head of Deutsche Bank’s Global Strategic Equity Transactions Group. In 2000, his team won Institutional Investor magazine’s “Derivatives Deal of the Year” award.

As an Investment Banker and Managing Director at Citibank, he held a variety of roles and responsibilities in the Global Derivatives, Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Structuring groups.

Roger sits on the Boards of BlogTalkRadio; Buddy Media; Clear Asset Management; Global Bay Mobile Technologies and Monitor110. He is currently Managing Partner of IA Capital Partners, LLC.

He holds an MBA in Finance, Accounting and Management from Columbia Business School and a BBA in Finance, Economics and Organizational Psychology from the University of Michigan.

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Roger Ehrenberg's Latest Articles | 91

Regulatory Litmus Test: Can the “Four Horsemen” Ride Again?

Mar 1, 2009| 

As noted in my recent post with Matt Harris, the venture industry has massive problems of scale. Large investments from even larger funds are weighted down by a... Read »

Advice for Transitioning from Wall Street to Start-ups

Feb 28, 2009| 

In my last post, I talked about some the challenges and barriers to success facing Wall Streeters interested in the start-up world. Difficult doesn’t mean... Read »

Will Ex-Wall Streeters Fuel an Entrepreneurial Boom? Well…

Feb 26, 2009| 

Much has been written about the unleashing of entrepreneurial potential in the wake of lost jobs, frustrations with being a “depressed survivor” and... Read »

Stimulus: It’s Not the Bankroll, But the Chip Size

Feb 24, 2009| 

What is the optimal size at which to do real venture capital, the kind of investing that nurtures tomorrow’s Googles, Amazons, Ciscos and Microsofts, as well... Read »

Citigroup: The Difference Between Dramatic Action and Drama

Feb 23, 2009| 

The latest approach to the “big sick bank” (BSB) solvency crisis appears to follow this arc: 1. Convert existing preferred stock into common stock (and... Read »

Riding the Roller Coaster

Feb 20, 2009| 

Could the macroeconomic environment be any more screwed up? Just when you thought it was safe… Fact is, there are no band-aids for the current economic crisis.... Read »

Buy the Rumor, Sell the …

Feb 10, 2009| 

The equity market certainly bought the rumor of the bailout plan (hereafter referred to as the “Geithner Plan”), rallying like crazy over the past week... Read »

YOU, the U.S. Taxpayer, Can’t Handle the Truth

Feb 8, 2009| 

The Wall Street Journal just came out with a piece outlining a multiple-choice hairball of options which Treasury Secretary Geithner is considering. The sad truth... Read »

A “New” Bailout Plan? Hardly

Feb 6, 2009| 1

I watched our President’s brief address on prime time this evening. His delivery was passionate. His message, strong and partisan. His intentions were clear.... Read »

The Straight Deal on Angel Investing Today

Feb 3, 2009| 

Today’s New York Times‘ article Angels Flee From Tech Start-ups is more an indication of poor reporting than it is on the state of angel investing in... Read »

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